The worm is going to the moon. Artemis 2, the first humanmoonmission in 50 years, will carry the iconic NASA "worm" logo upon the solid rocket boosters helping to heft the astronauts into space, agency officialsstated on Thursday(Feb. 16). "That's no earthworm you see on SLS! The NA...
Aboard the round-the-moonmission, slated to launch in late 2024, will beNASAcommanderReid Wiseman, NASA pilotVictor Glover(the first person of color to leaveEarthorbit), NASA mission specialistChristina Koch(the first woman to do so) and theCanadian Space Agency'sJeremy Hansen(the first non-A...
If you’ve simply been too busy to get up to speed with NASA’s upcoming Artemis I mission, then a new video released by the space agency tells you everything you need to know about it in less than five minutes. TitledArtemis I: We Are Ready, the video explains why we’re heading ...
NASA has successfully recovered an uncrewed version of its Orion crew capsule, marking the flawless completion of the spacecraft’s first Moon mission and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s first launch. Six years behind schedule, roughly$20 billionover budget, and costing taxpayers almost $...
Nine women are among the18 astronautswho will train for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions, with the goal of sending humans back to the moon and, eventually, to Mars. The space agency isaiming for a 2024 moon landing— and this time, it won't just be men making the trip. ...
Rocket Lab successfully deploys CAPSTONE satellite to lunar transfer orbit for NASA, charting a new path to the Moon. CAPSTONE is testing a never-before-flown orbit of the Moon and is the first mission of NASA’s Artemis program
NASA’s moon rocket meets its side boosters for crewed Artemis II voyage SpaceX just launched two major NASA missions at once — watch the highlights NASA video offers behind-the-scenes look at upcoming SPHEREx mission NASA is also examining an issue with the power system on Orion’s service...
SLS program manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. “The Artemis I mission is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will extend our presence on the Moon. The SLS rocket’s unprecedented power and capabilities will send missions farther and ...
SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first manned flight into orbit in the first quarter of next year provided “everything goes according to plan” in upcoming tests, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday. ...
to the Moon,” said Bruce Tiller, SLS Booster Manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. “The contract allows NASA to work with Northrop Grumman to not only build the boosters for upcoming missions but also to evolve and improve the boosters for future flights....